Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and increased ratings was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's NOD was submitted more than one year after the October 2023 rating decision, and no valid extension of time was provided.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus, generalized anxiety disorder, GERD, right forehead and left eyebrow scar, status post laceration, tinnitus, left elbow scar, status post abrasion, right elbow scar, status post abrasion, tension headaches, sleep myoclonus, right knee neuropathy, left knee neuropathy, nocturia, voiding dysfunction, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, erectile dysfunction, loss of use of a creative organ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105882
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